Concerning the taking of wine and spirits:
Prov 23: 19
9 Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the
way. 20 Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh:
21 For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and
drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.
Isai 5: 21
Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in
their own sight! 22 Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine,
and men of strength to mingle strong drink:
Prov 20: 1
Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived
thereby is not wise.
Prov 31: 4
It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine;
nor for princes strong drink:
5 Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment
of any of the afflicted.
6 Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine
unto those that be of heavy hearts.
7 Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery
no more.
8 Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are
appointed to destruction.
Isai 5: 11
Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may
follow strong drink; that continue until night, till wine inflame
them!
12 And the harp, and the viol, the tabret, and pipe, and wine,
are in their feasts: but they regard not the work of the LORD,
neither consider the
operation of his hands.
Prov 23: 29
Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath
babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes?
30 They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed
wine.
31 Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth
his colour in the cup, when it moveth itself aright. 32 At the
last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.
Pet 4: 1
Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm
yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that hath suffered
in the flesh hath ceased from sin;
2 That he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh
to the lusts of men, but to the will of God.
3 For the time past of our life may suffice us to have wrought
the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciviousness, lusts,
excess of wine, revellings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries:
4 Wherein they think it strange that ye run not with them to the
same excess of riot, speaking evil of you:
Matt 11: 18
For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath
a devil.
19 The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold
a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and
sinners. But wisdom is justified of her children.
Luke 7: 34
The Son of man is come eating and drinking; and ye say, Behold
a gluttonous man, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and
sinners!
1Tim 5: 23
Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach's
sake and thine often infirmities.
Phil 4: 4
Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice.
5 Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand.
6 Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication
with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
7 And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall
keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
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